He spends his days peacefully grazing in a field like many other bulls nearing
the end of their lives.

But appearances can be deceptive, for Spain’s most feared bull has blood on
his horns.

Ratón, a half-ton mass of muscle, has killed three men and gored scores more
in a seven-year career. Tonight he may claim another victim if they get too
close in what is rumoured to be his last appearance.

Billed as the “most bloodthirsty and cleverest bull ever” Ratón — which means
“mouse” — is the star attraction at a fiesta in Canals, a village near
Valencia. Only those